‘CFT Event’
CFT 25th Anniversary: Join us this afternoon!
Sep. 8, 2011—Join us this afternoon as we kick off celebrations of the Center for Teaching’s 25th anniversary with a keynote talk by Ken Bain, founding director of the Center and author of What the Best College Teachers Do, with opening remarks by Chancellor Zeppos. Bain’s keynote How to Foster Deep Learning will address how we create learning environments that will...
CFT 25th Anniversary Event: How to Foster Deep Learning Keynote
Sep. 6, 2011—Join us later this week to celebrate 25 years of the Vanderbilt Center for Teaching’s commitment to excellence in teaching and learning. Anniversary events begin at 4:00 pm on Thursday, September 8th, featuring welcoming remarks from Vanderbilt Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos and a keynote presentation by Ken Bain, followed by a reception. This event will take...
Symposium Spotlight: Economic Challenges
Sep. 2, 2011—“With student loan debt ballooning and the job market sometimes favoring technical skills such as Web development, it can be difficult for some people to imagine spending four years on a campus reading Shakespeare or studying organic chemistry.” (“Four-Year Degree Losing Luster,” by Michael Cass, The Tennessean, August 28, 2011) “Arum and Roksa [authors of...
Symposium Spotlight: Social Responsibilities
Sep. 1, 2011—The history of higher education in the United States has been shaped by the twin aspirations of expanding human knowledge and preparing new generations for responsible social leadership. These defining goals have been written into the mission statements and cultural traditions of most every U.S. college or university and are among the central organizing principles...
Symposium Spotlight: Changing Technologies
Aug. 31, 2011—Many students carry around phones with far greater capabilities than the computers that helped humans land on the Moon. Social media such as Facebook and Twitter have changed the ways that many of us interact personally and professionally, both online and off. Access to information online has increased significantly in recent years, although locating useful...
25th Anniversary Symposium on the Future of Teaching, September 9th
Aug. 30, 2011—Join us for the Center for Teaching’s 25th Anniversary Symposium on Friday, September 9th, on the 2nd floor of the Commons Center. Faculty, students, and staff are invited to discuss a set of themes that the CFT has identified as likely to affect teaching and learning at Vanderbilt over the next several years: economic challenges,...
CFT’s 25th Anniversary Events… Will you be there?
Aug. 29, 2011—Join us in the celebrations of the Center for Teaching’s 25th anniversary in just a couple of weeks – September 8 and 9. To kick the celebration off, we’re hosting a keynote talk by Ken Bain, founding director of the Center and author of What the Best College Teachers Do, on September 8th, with opening...
Registration Open for Fall Events
Aug. 17, 2011—Register now for upcoming events offered by the CFT. Designed to help you get ready to return to the classroom, these interactive teaching workshops and thought-provoking conversations on teaching will cover a variety of relevant topics to help faculty, staff, and graduate student teaching assistants achieve their goal of facilitating student learning. Just-in-Time Course Design: A...
Register Now for Teaching At Vanderbilt: An Orientation for New Faculty (August 15)
Aug. 7, 2011—The CFT invites all new faculty at Vanderbilt to attend Teaching at Vanderbilt, an orientation for faculty of all ranks who are new to Vanderbilt, sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Center for Teaching. This event will be held on Monday, August 15th from 3:00 – 5:00 pm at the Center for...
Have you registered?: TAO scheduled for August 17 & 18, 2011
Aug. 6, 2011—Teaching Assistant Orientation (TAO) will be held on August 17 and 18, 2011 in Buttrick Hall. TAO is intended for all graduate students who will begin teaching assistant (TA) duties during the 2011-12 school year. Teaching Assistants should register for the event by August 8, 2011. Information about this event is also available on the CFT website or you can...